Thurston Cromwell is Vice President of Development and Innovation at Emerson where he leads Emerson Ventures, the company’s corporate venture capital arm. Emerson Ventures is backed by a $100 million commitment to invest in early-stage companies and technologies in the areas of discrete automation solutions, industrial software, and sustainability. Prior to his role with Emerson Ventures, Thurston led acquisitions and divestitures as a member of Emerson’s corporate development team. Prior to joining Emerson in 2015, Thurston served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Cartesian, a Nasdaq-listed software and services firm in the communications sector.